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Less traffic, more pedestrian areas says Hat Fair pollution poll

WinACC ran our pollution poll at the Hat Fair on Sunday 2 July 2017 to ask people what they want done about air pollution in Winchester.

More than half of the people voted to restrict vehicle access to the town centre to essential vehicles only (such as disability and delivery) and to create more pedestrian areas.

Next, chosen by over a third of voters, was "Making a bigger difference between parking charges - raise charges to park in the centre, and cut charges to use park-and-ride".

1310 people have now voted in three polls on different occasions: Cathedral harvest weekend 2016, pre-Christmas Saturday high street shopping, and the Hat Fair.

The results are a reliable indication of public opinion. They reveal high levels of concern and are a solid basis for further action by the City Council when they review the impact of their new Area Quality Action Plan later this year.

Combining the three polls, only 2% of votes were for doing nothing.

There was no significant difference in views across the three polls. There was also no significant difference between the choices of people who live in or near the city centre, those who live further away, people who work in Winchester and tourists.